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                          HOUSE BILL 1797

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, Dickerson, Kessler, Costa, Patterson and Lambert

Read first time 02/08/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Including unlawful harassment in the definition of domestic violence.

    AN ACT Relating to domestic violence; and reenacting and amending RCW 26.50.010.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 26.50.010 and 1992 c 111 s 7 and 1992 c 86 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings given them:

    (1) "Domestic violence" means:  (a) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury or assault, between family or household members; ((or)) (b) sexual assault of one family or household member by another; or (c) any act constituting unlawful harassment under RCW 10.14.020.

    (2) "Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time, adult persons related by blood or marriage, adult persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship, persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a respondent sixteen years of age or older has or has had a dating relationship, and persons who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship, including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren.

    (3) "Dating relationship" means a social relationship of a romantic nature.  Factors that the court may consider in making this determination include:  (a) The length of time the relationship has existed; (b) the nature of the relationship; and (c) the frequency of interaction between the parties.

    (4) "Court" includes the superior, district, and municipal courts of the state of Washington.

    (5) "Judicial day" does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays.

    (6) "Electronic monitoring" means a program in which a person's presence at a particular location is monitored from a remote location by use of electronic equipment.

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